"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Why Read?
- Thread starter HandyAndy
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
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Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
And your teachers don't know why (or can't teach you why) you should read? :nervous:HandyAndy said:
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
And our tax dollars are going to TRY to educate people like this?HandyAndy said:
I WAN'T MY FVCKING MONEY BACK!!!! :cuss:
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Maybe some people should stick to watching MTV.ElStud said:
You still havnt answered what i needed, i dont care if you think my teacher cant teach me whats good about reading, thats not waht the topic is about, im done, i did it on my own cuz no one here can help me, im not lashing out on anybody, it just went downhill fast..:moon: :moon:Francisco d'Anconia said:
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
PeterNorthisawesome
Banned
Reading is useful for...HandyAndy said:
- Learning new info for the future. If you know first aid you can save someone.
- Knowledge is power, you can use it to control people and create ideas.
- Reading exercises the mind.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
not reading, thats for sure.Francisco d'Anconia said:
so did you read lies my teacher told me by james w loewen
Play the Game
Master Don Juan
Paris is actually doing society a favor for once! She's suing hallmark in federal court for using her likeness in "that's hot" birthday cards.Francisco d'Anconia said:
Getting rid of thrashy birthday cards with her likeness, AND punishing Hallmark, the inventor of such bu11sh1t holidays as sweetest day.
Two birds with one stone.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0907072hallmark1.html
The mental aspect of reading is far greater. You read to satisfy your human nature; curiosity.
That being said, I almost never pick up a book anymore. If there's a book I want to read, I download the audiobook. I'd rather not need glasses or contacts
Two weeks ago I picked up a cd collection containing almost 600 audiobook mp3s. That's the way of the future.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"That's hot!!!"Play the Game said:
SEE!!!??? I used quotes so she can't sue me!!! NYAAAAAAAAAA!!! :woo:
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.